Here’s What You Need to Know About Preventative Haircare

We all know about preventative skincare. We wear sunscreen every day, spend way too much money on facials, and stay far, far away from tanning beds. This got me thinking, though—what if you could do the same for your hair?

It turns out that Stanford dermatologist James Kilgour, MD, thinks you should. He’s been in the world of scalp care for years, way before it became trendy on TikTok. It all started when he was treating patients in his dermatology practice. “I’ve seen many patients with male and female pattern hair thinning, which is most likely inherited,” he says. “They would be in disbelief since their parents had a full head of hair. And despite my years of training, I didn’t have a good solution for this specific problem.”